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European Art

Did Pieter Bruegel Play Dice? The Story of Seemingly Insignificant Detail

Pieter Bruegel The Elder was a prominent Flemish painter of the 16th century, famed for his vivid, often humorous depictions of peasant life and...

Guest Author 2 July 2026

WTF Art History

When Rome Put a Dead Pope on Trial—The Cadaver Synod

In a career that spanned over two decades, Jean-Paul Laurens painted some of French art’s most plaintive historical moments: two young princes...

Guest Author 2 July 2026

Aleksandra Waliszewska, Untitled, 1997-2022, Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland. Contemporary Art

The Dark Arts of Aleksandra Waliszewska

Rather unsettling, quite macabre, and more than slightly erotic, the paintings and illustrations by Polish artist Aleksandra Waliszewska are...

Marta Wiktoria Bryll 2 July 2026

Bizarre

10 Most Scary Paintings

Paintings can represent both real and unreal themes and scary paintings are a mixture of both. Among all the emotions that make up the human psyche,...

Gabriela Hurtado 2 July 2026

Mannerism

The Fantasy World of Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Portraits

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was the king of Mannerism. If you see a portrait made of plants, vegetables, books, animals and generally speaking, stuff—you...

Zuzanna Stańska 2 July 2026

Artist Stories

Modernist Landscapes of David Milne—Canadian Master of Absence

From early roots in rural Ontario, Canada, to New York City and back again, David Milne was an artist who rarely settled for long. His works span a...

Bec Brownstone 1 July 2026

North American Art

Prudence Heward in 5 Paintings: Portraying the Modern Canadian Woman

Prudence Heward (1896–1947) was an acclaimed Canadian woman artist who was active during the interwar period. Her work was shown all over the...

Seoyoung (Alyssa) Kim 1 July 2026

Museum Stories

Beautiful Landscapes and Indigenous Art: The McMichael Canadian Art Collection Staff Picks

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, located in Kleinburg, Ontario, is the largest public art collection in Canada that focuses exclusively on...

Szymon Jocek 1 July 2026

Contemporary Art

Kent Monkman in 5 Paintings: Reimagining Indigenous History

Kent Monkman has risen to become one of the most important figures in the contemporary art world. A Cree artist and author currently based in Toronto...

Seoyoung (Alyssa) Kim 1 July 2026

Painting

Tom Thomson—Painter of the North

An avid outdoorsman, Tom Thomson was a close friend and colleague of the Group of Seven members. Although the Group of Seven formed after his death,...

Bec Brownstone 1 July 2026

Painting

Life Imitates Art—M. K. Čiurlionis’ Paintings and Hubble Telescope Photos

The stars, the moon, the sun—all celestial bodies have inspired art for centuries. However, as we look at Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’...

Guest Author 30 June 2026

Art State of Mind

10 Starry Night Paintings That Are Not by Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh is probably the first artist you think of when the Starry Night painting is mentioned. But he shouldn’t be the only one! Let...

Marta Wiktoria Bryll 30 June 2026